Delaware Public Archives - Dover, Delaware This facility is rated as one of the finest historical research facilities in the nation. It features interactive exhibits to make the history of Delaware easy and fun to learn about. There is an exhibit … [Read more...]
Delaware National Estuarine (where the river meets the sea) Research Reserve – Dover, Delaware
Delaware National Estuarine (where the river meets the sea) Research Reserve - Dover, Delaware There are 26 National Estuarine Research Reserves in the United States and this is one of them. It provides an opportunity for research and education … [Read more...]
Harrington Historical Society Museum – Harrington, Delaware
Harrington Historical Society Museum - Harrington, Delaware Part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan area it is the home to the Delaware State Fair. A community of 3, 174 people the history of the people and the area is available at the Harrington … [Read more...]
Delaware State Police Museum – Dover, Delaware
Delaware State Police Museum - Dover, Delaware For 80 years the Delaware State police have proudly served their state. At the museum you will be able to share their history with state of the art museum exhibits and educational facilities. The … [Read more...]
Fort Delaware State Park – Delaware City, Delaware
Fort Delaware State Park - Delaware City, Delaware This was the prison for more than 30,000 Confederate, Federal and political prisoners during the Civil War. This is one of Delaware’s first state parks, created in 1951. It is … [Read more...]
Delaware Museum of Natural History – Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware Museum of Natural History - Wilmington, Delaware Here you will be able to look beneath the seas, encounter life-sized dinosaurs, get up close and personal with a jaguar, and marvel at the diversity of birds and shells from all over the world. There … [Read more...]
Delaware’s Tall Ship, The Kalmar Nyckel – Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware's Tall Ship, The Kalmar Nyckel - Wilmington, Delaware The original Kalmar Nyckel was a ship that sailed from Sweden to the New World in 1638 leaving its passengers to establish the first permanent European settlement in the Delaware Valley, … [Read more...]
New Castle Court House Museum – New Castle, Delaware
New Castle Court House Museum - New Castle, Delaware The courthouse was built in 1732 and served as Delaware’s first court and state capitol. It is one of the oldest surviving court houses in the United States and registered National … [Read more...]
Buena Vista – New Castle, Delaware
Buena Vista - New Castle, Delaware The name Buena Vista was given to this estate by John Clayton who had purchased the land it was built on in 1845. He called it Buena Vista in honor of General Zachary Taylor’s victory during the Mexican … [Read more...]
Robinson House – Claymont, Delaware
Robinson House - Claymont, Delaware This house was built in 1793 on the site of the original 1654 Swedish settlement on Naaman’s Creek just over the border from Pennsylvania on the “Kings Highway” of the Revolutionary War period. Colonel … [Read more...]